Marine Corps engineers needed a driving simulator. They found a solution with the MTVR from Arotech in New York.
The service uses the unit to train drivers and mechanics for its Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) medium duty truck. The Operator Driver Simulator (ODS) enables students to learn proper operational techniques under all terrain, weather, road, and traffic conditions, without endangering man or material.
The trainer uses a pod of four Student Training Stations (STS) and a single controlling Instructor Operator Station (IOS). The STS, utilizing actual MTVR cabs, simulates the form, fit, and feel of the MTVR vehicle. Two versions of the MTVR ODS have been produced-one featuring a cab mounted on a six degree-of-freedom motion base with 180 degrees of visual displays and a second featuring the same cab with a three degree-of-freedom motion seat and 225 degrees of displayed scene.
Arotech will deliver a mobile system to a location in Red Bank, N.J., and build a fixed site installation in Las Vegas. The $700,000 contract is administered by the Marine Corps System Command’s Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS) in Orlando, Fla. The FAAC subsidiary of Arotech’s Simulation and Security Division, Ann Arbor, Mich., will do the work.
“Marine reservists will be able to train on seven different vehicle types, ranging from the MTVR up to heavy tank haulers. This will allow them to stay current on all vehicles they may be assigned to as well as being able to hone their skills immediately before deployment,” said FAAC CEO Al Jordan. For more information, see www.faac.com.
